Peter had already followed jesus some distance, but hearing steps behind him he turns and sees john following. The gospels, the first four books of the new testament, tell the story of the life of jesus. Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning behind gods word using john gills exposition of. Today, i want to read one of the bibles most wellknown verses open a bible and read john 3. Coming, then, from jehovah as the ultimate source, they do not contradict themselves. The disciples of john and the pharisees dispute about.
The scriptures are the inspired word of god 1 thes. The book of john is an eyewitness account of jesus ministry ad 2933 enriched by the authors understanding of jewish traditions and accurate geographical knowledge of palestine. Here our lord proceeds to inform nicodemus, that men owed the blessings above mentioned to the free and immense love of god the father, who desired their salvation with such ardency, that he sent his onlybegotten son to bestow it upon them. Of the 31,102 verses in the bible, it may be the most popular single verse used in evangelism. Study john using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Verse 18 explains that this is because those who do not believe are condemned already. In this study, we take a close look at this amazing passage. John 1 nasb the deity of jesus christ bible gateway. It is poetic proseprose with the soul of poetryprose that, like poetry, packs layers of meaning in a word or phrase. Precept upon precept precept ministries international inductive study. As recorded in the book of numbers, a book nicodemus would have been extremely familiar with, the israelites chose rebellion and were. Free bible commentary on johns gospel in easy english. John 3 spurgeons verse expositions of the bible bible. He tells us who jesus christ is rather than what he does.
All this i have told you so that you will not fall away. The love of god, the source of human salvation, john 3. When one encounters a passage, therefore, that may. Please enter your comments for the gospel of john bible study. He earnestly desires their happiness and is sincerely devoted to helping them make a success of life. Johns gospel free bible commentary in easy english. For god so loved the world, that he gave his only son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish, but have eternal life. As you can see, the original meaning of for god so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son. God sacrificed his son, jesus, for the sins of humanity, and if you believe in him, your soul will be saved. John 16 bible study commentary chapter summary questions. This latter word is not found in the fourth gospel and only twice in all of john s writings 1john 2. For god sent not his son into the world to condemn the world.
And i knew him not ommasin, by sight, as nonnus paraphrases it. Professional wrestler stone cold steve austins marquee catchphrase austin 3. Computer scientist donald knuth is the author of 3. The father and the son live in us, not a third person of a trinity. The king james version of chapter 3, verse 16 of the new testaments gospel of john, simply referred to as john 3. Please note that all fields followed by an asterisk must be filled in.
For god so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John the apostle, one of jesus twelve disciples, also known as the son of zebedee, and brother of james called son of thunder. God so loved the world, that he gave hisonly begotten son. John 16 niv all this i have told you so that you bible. John 1 new american standard bible nasb the deity of jesus christ. Throughout the whole context it is to be uniformly understood of the world of mankind as a whole. Theyll engage in wondering about its message and will create art aimed at sharing the hope it contains for all of creation. And these things i did not say to you at the beginning, because i was with you. The prologue to the gospel of john the gospel of john weds theology to poetry. Jesus said, i came that they may have life and have it abundantlya complete life full of purpose john 10. Jesus and his disciples come to judea, and baptize, john 3. According to the bible, god doesnt want to see anyone destroyed ezekiel 18. This fourth gospel supplements the synoptics, focusing on details about christs work and words that reveal a longer span of ministry at least three years as.
Book of first john overview insight for living ministries. For god so loved the world the persic version reads men. Jesus came for the purpose of saving people, not condemning them. Mar 10, 2021 in this weeks lesson, your children will play with john 3. He has put an eternity of meaning in the particle, so, and left a subject for everlasting contemplation, wonder, and praise, to angels and to men. The gospel of john has been received down through the ages as being the truth of god, divinely revealing that jesus is the son of god, and lord of lord. But many is an expression meaning all see 1 timothy 2.
First, the bible student needs to remind himself of this premise. I have told you this, so that when their time comes you will remember that i warned you about them. He said, for in this manner the aforementioned lifting up of christ god demonstrated his love. This is in context just after jesus says, i will send another comforter. Recent translation scholarship has struggled most with the greek adverb. John wrote about the great mystery that jesus is god as well as a man. Jul 31, 2020 while this view has the benefit of being undoubtedly right and fits within the larger context of john s gospel concerning the global identity of the children of god e. For god so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John wants to tell us more than the story of jesus life. Includes topical study on the feasts lessons 24 and topical study on sheep. The elaborate description of john in this verse is, perhaps almost unconsciously, introduced to justify his following without invitation. This verse condenses all of gods plan from the beginning of time and throughout scripture, into this tiny nutshell of a verse. In the same manner, it appears to me that the whole people of christ.
Pliny declares that cicero once saw the iliad of homer written in so small a character that it could be contained in a nutshell. By faith the walls of jericho fell down after they were comp. Samuels gospel of john commentary book kindlenookitunes. Tragically, the text is more often than not misunderstood. Book of john matthew henrys bible commentary concise. Yet only onethe gospel of john claims to be an eyewitness account, the testimony of the unnamed disciple whom jesus loved. James rosscup writes this work gnomon, originally issued in 1742, has considerable comment on the greek, flavoring the effort with judicious details about the spiritual life. While this view has the benefit of being undoubtedly right and fits within the larger context of john s gospel concerning the global identity of the children of god e. The third epistle of john is a personal letter sent by the elder to a man named.
There was a man of the pharisees named nicodemus, a. Mar 21, 2019 the word zoe always refers in this gospel to the principle of spiritual life as distinct from the earthly manifestation or principle of natural life bios. Lesson 1 of each part can be downloaded below as pdf. All of john s 3,000 sermons, spanning more than four decades of ministry, are. All of john s 3,000 sermons, spanning more than four decades of ministry, are available for free on the grace to you website. John wrote his gospel for believers in the early churches. John part 1 10 lessons covering john 16 with lesson six a study on being born again and lesson ten a topical study on jesus disciples. Aug 03, 2016 the word word was familiar to the greeks who understood it to be the rational principle that governed the universe. That people which was called of old the people of god was divided into twelve tribes, and over and above the other tribes it had the levitical order, which itself again carried on the service of god in various priestly and levitical suborders. The bible says, god so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, jesus christ, that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life john 3. John was in the deserts, until the day of his showing unto israel. This is the disciple who is testifying to these things and wrote these things, and we know that his testimony is true john 21. One page is a large print version of the verse in its entirety.
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